Civil Servants (Social Networks)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 18 June 2008.

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Photo of Susan Kramer Susan Kramer Cabinet Office, Shadow Secretary of State, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) 11:30, 18 June 2008

The Minister will be well aware that an early alert that senior civil servants were wandering home with key documents without authorisation appeared on the blog "Civil Serf". Will he confirm that in his guidelines he will not kneecap whistleblowers? Will he give us an assurance that the civil service will not sign up to the national staff dismissal register, which would allow the organisation to blacklist people on the mere suspicion that their conduct might not be attractive?